Coventry is well on its way to becoming a smart water data City, as Severn Trent’s £20m smart water metering programme hits its target of installing 32,000 meters earlier than planned.
Together with working partners Network for Plus, the water company has now installed over 30,000 smart meters in Coventry in just under three months since starting in March, hitting its target ahead of schedule.
The project, which forms part of Severn Trent’s ambitious Green Recovery programme, will see over 150,000 Itron smart water meters installed in a trial to turn Coventry and Warwickshire into a smart water data region - helping to save water, find and fix leaks faster and give valuable water usage insights.
Anthony Hickinbottom, Green Recovery Project Lead said:
“We set ourselves an ambitious target of installing 32,000 meters in just three months as an initial trial, and we’re thrilled that we hit that target earlier than expected - so this project is well and truly underway.
“This initial trial has allowed us get valuable understanding of what to expect when we roll out to the wider area, as well as take on any learnings and insight to help ensure the rest of the programme runs as smoothly.
“We’re really excited about this project, as it really does have so many amazing benefits. By creating a smart water data, we’re able to get a greater understanding and insight into the network and with help of these clever smart meters we can ensure we’re saving water where possible doing what we can to look after it.”
Severn Trent say the project will help the company understand water usage better than ever before, find and fix leaks faster and deliver water saving benefits for communities and the environment.
The company installed the first meter in March, has installed 32,000 by the end of May and is now well on track to reach its target of over 150,000 smart meter installs by 2025 across Warwickshire.
Dan Holland, Joint Chief Executive of Network Plus said:
“We are pleased to have worked with Severn Trent on this trial and thrilled to have delivered ahead of schedule.
“Smart meters make sense from every perspective – they give customers greater understanding of their household water usage, enable our clients to remotely record usage, and most significantly provide vital information about leaks in real time, facilitating quicker response and repair times.
“We look forward to continuing to support our clients in rolling out this essential infrastructure across the UK.”
The programme will now look to roll out across the rest of Coventry, including Warwickshire over the coming months.
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